ROTARY NEWS
Help Make a Highschool Senior’s Dream of Attending College Come True
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he Rotary Club of Weston makes the dream of attending college a reality for a group of graduating high school seniors each year. These students, who don’t have the financial resources to pay for college themselves, are awarded scholarships. In fact, a majority of the scholarship recipients are the first members of their families to attend college at all. With the events surrounding the COVID19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to raise funds for the graduating class of 2021. To raise funds for these much-needed scholarships, the Rotary Club is hosting a virtual reverse raffle drawdown on Thursday, March 18th. The reverse raffle drawdown is a raffle where it is better to come in last! There are 400 tickets numbered between 1 through 400. Each number has a respective ping pong ball in a drum. The balls will be randomly pulled during the event. As numbers are pulled, they are eliminated. The last five people can decide if they want to share the pot or go for broke. If they go for broke the only ping pong ball left will identify the winner of the $10,000 Grand Prize. The raffle will be held prior to the 34th Annual Rotary Golf Classic, which will be held on Friday, April 9th. Freedland Harwin Valori Ryan, PL (FHV), a consumer justice law firm, serves as the longtime title
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The Rotary Club of Weston sponsor for the golf tournament. Rotarian Michael Freedland, Esq., founding partner of Freedland Harwin Valori Ryan, PL, is leading as a Title Sponsor, Committee member, and securing sponsorship contributions. Both Tournament proceeds and the reverse raffle drawdown support the Rotary Club of Weston’s Scholarship Fund. Thanks to the sponsors’ support, the club has awarded over $2,000,000 in scholarships for deserving seniors at Cypress Bay High School, Western High School, Sagemont School, and Handy. The Rotary is asking our members and their families, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and others to please consider making a donation, purchasing a banner, or buying a is truly inspiring. A prerequisite to being ticket to the virtual reverse raffle drawdown considered for the scholarship is awareness event. A $100 donation provides a raffle of what Rotary International represents. ticket, potentially leading to net winnings One hundred percent of net drawdown of $10,000! event/tournament proceeds go towards The criteria for this unique scholarThe Rotary Club of Weston’s Scholarship ship include: Fund. The 2021 drawdown raffle is operated exclusively by the Rotary Club of Weston. • Outstanding scholastic grades and aptitude • Leadership ⊲ For more information, visit www.WestonRotaryGolf. com. To purchase a Drawdown Ticket for Thursday, • Serving worthwhile causes March 18th, and a chance to win $10,000, call • Going beyond challenging Rotarian Jim Norton at 954-600-5896. If you are circumstances interested in becoming a sponsor, please call Rotarians Andy Suarez 954-288-7288 or Pete Pecci The selected students represent themat 954-882-9061. selves authentically and confidently, which
